How
to approach losing weight
If
you are looking to get into shape you must consider what method
and approach you are using. This article outlines the key points
to consider.
How
do I lose weight?
We
all talk of losing weight but please note it is fat you are trying
to lose. I have seen many clients lose considerable amounts of inches
and clothes sizes yet the scales have shown a very poor change.
If you are just monitoring yourself on the scales it is very easy
to become disheartened with minimal changes even though you are
getting results because the inches are shrinking!
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The
most effective way to try and lose ‘weight’ is using
an approach that covers all bases of your health and produces long
lasting results. This can be summed up as:
Nutrition
If
you have been reading this newsletter you must know by now that
the only approach to nutrition you can use is through metabolic
typing. There is no such thing as a healthy diet per se but
only a healthy diet in relation to your own individual body. This
can vary greatly from you to the next person. It is essential to
learn what food is healthy for our body as these foods will allow
you to lose weight.
Metabolic
typing is the only nutritional system that can identify exactly
what foods will allow you to lose weight. It is the most critical
factor in allowing long term weight loss to occur.
Metabolic
typing allows you to identify exactly what foods you need to
eat, how much food you need to eat at each meal and specifically
which foods you should avoid. This is all done with the intention
of improving the health of the body without being hungry or being
unsustainable. This means long term weight loss becomes a real possibility.
Exercise
Exercise
is composed of four main types
of activity, each of which improves your health and thus each
has a direct influence on losing body fat.
Aerobic
training
Activities
such like walking, jogging, swimming etc the point of aerobic activity
is to increase your fitness. Do not worry about amounts of calories
burnt or minimum time of performing the activity. The sole aim should
be to continue to increase your fitness long term. This can become
a problem after you have been training a while. To get around this
you can use Periodization.
Resistance
training
Lifting
weights if done correctly allows you to change the internal hormonal
environment so that you become a better fat burning machine. To
add to this it increases bone density, reduces injuries and improve
muscle tone. It is an essential activity for both health and for
losing body fat.
Core
training
Core
training focuses on training the muscles that will give you a flat
stomach. This flatter stomach will also protect your spine and reduce
aches and pains. This technique is often performed using the big
bouncy gym balls.
Flexibility
training
An
underrated technique for losing fat but it is fundamental to health
and therefore getting into shape. Through restoring ideal posture
the body and organs can work efficiently. Stretching will also prevent
and rehabilitate injuries allowing you to do more of the above techniques.
All
this can be done very easily and is manageable within most people’s
schedules. The common mistake people usually make when trying to
exercise to lose weight is spending ages on the aerobic training
and not focusing on increasing your fitness. This is unnecessary
and comes as a detriment to your overall effort.
The
Mind
Underlying
everything you do be it nutritionally or within your exercise routine
is your mind set. You must look to ensure your mind is in the right
place so that this attempt becomes your last and not another step
in a seamlessly endless cycle of attempt after attempt.
Losing
weight often involves significant changes in the way you view who
you are; this brings with it many subtle changes that conflict within
your subconscious. These often conflict so that you do not achieve
your goal. This is why studies estimate over 90% of dieters fail
long term.
Emotional
freedom technique (EFT) has given us a tool where you can personally
address your mind set so that you finally achieve your long term
goal weight.
I use
all of these above techniques whether as part of my personal
training in London or within my on
line courses
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